I am posting this coin on behalf of someone else (i.e. I do not own the coin but am helping identify it)
This is obviously a
Constantine I obverse, with the clearly legible (not barbarous or blundered)
legend CONSTANTI-[...]
The
reverse is WEIRD. The only coin I can find with a
cross like this is the
VIRT EXERC type, with
Sol standing on a big X that I normally see interpreted as some kind of plan for a
Roman camp.
On this coin the
reverse legend is really blundered, it reads something like [...] -
, and the
exergue seems like it reads
.
This is the best images available. The
weight is not known.
The
diameter is given as 13/16 inch or 20-21 mm.
The coin was reportedly bought uncleaned, soaked in olive oil for three weeks, then treated with baking soda for several minutes. As far as it is know, it's not a
modern forgery.
Any input very appreciated.
